San Antonio Hams

Howdy Air Conditioned ROOSTERS!
Ready for Field Day 2011?

If not, and you plan to participate, “Time’s a wasting.” Our June Members meeting will be at the clubhouse Friday at 7PM – that’s this Friday the 24th! Hope to see you there.

ROOST Club House
7201 Palm Park
San Antonio, TX 78223
See Map Here

Take Hwy 181 Southeast from Loop 410 towards Floresville.  Palm Park is just outside of Loop 1604 on the right.

We do plan to have a meal so bring a side dish please. Some of us will be there a few hours early to start some FD set‐up and your help will be appreciated if you can make it. A solar panel tray needs to be mounted at the base of our 3‐legged roof‐mounted tower, then wires run to the batteries. Once it and two people are on the roof it should go fast, maybe 30 minutes or less. It will mount with four U‐Bolts and the mount is ready and adjustable.

Erik KD5YZU will site his “EGG” under the big tree we meet under and plans to stay overnight Friday and help with security. Saturday AM as early as helpers appear we’ll finish to be ready for the FD kick‐off at 18:00 ZULU/GMT/UTC; that’s 1:00 PM if you need a translation.

If you’ll be operating, logging, or otherwise present during FD‐2011 please bring some chow and what you want to drink to keep cool.   Some insect repellent might be handy, our main problem has been mosquitoes and flies.  What works for flies?

If your self‐confidence level still isn’t up to helping with an HF band activity, don’t stay away on that account. W5ROS is quite capable on 2M FM with a gain vertical up 80 feet and you can “do the do” there and work much of STX on SIMPLEX. If we get on 2M FM, W5ROS will “haunt” 146.54 SPX and scan around regularly. Let someone know ASAP if that’s your thing and we’ll reserve it for you.

73 and hope to see you Friday, Saturday and Sunday!

73s Bob X5XW

The McArc team will gather at the Medina County Rest Stop for Field Day this year.  The Medina County Rest Stop is located on US Hwy 90, west of D’Hanis.  The pavilion that we have used for Field-nics- unless its otherwise occupied.

McArc’s Field Day team will be on site at 1200 and operational at 1300 (12 PM and 1 PM).  A lunch meal is planned for after 1500 (3 PM).    The plans may be modified by the weather, mosquitoes, excessive heat, etc.

For more information or additional details contact Tom Taylor or Walter Hock.

Atascosa County ARC  will start at 1000 on Saturday June 25 and end at 1000 Sunday June 26  – continuous. It will be at the Strawberry Fest. grounds in Poteet on SH 16.

We would like to see you.

Hugo

Kendall Amateur Radio Society (KB5TX) always holds a field day, usually at the Kendall County Fairgrounds in recent years, but due to something that happened last year, we’ve heard a rumor they have relocated their FD location.  We’ve sent email to their officers asking for clarification, but don’t have that news yet.

If interested in going to Boerne for KARS’ Field Day, we recommend trying to contact them on their primary 2 meter repeater, 146.64  (-, 88.5 tone) and calling for them.  There is no information up on their new website about this event.

AA5RO FIELD DAY SCHEDULE 2011
JUNE 25TH NOON TO MIDNIGHT
RAYMOND RUSSELL PARK (IH-10 West past 1604, Camp Bullis Exit)
See  Map Here

AARO will only be running 11 hours, until midnight, not 24 hours, so don’t show up for breakfast on Sunday morning. Some operators may decide to keep on operating, but the club’s FD effort will shut down as indicated on the schedule below.

Talkin on the 147.38 AARO Repeater (+,162.2 tone) maybe, if we aren’t too busy  on HF. 🙂

Schedule for Saturday, June 25th

• 10:00 a.m. til 1:00 p.m.                Set up for Field Day
• 1:00 p.m.                                           We start Field Day
• 2:00 p.m.                                          Martin N5WSU 2 meter Antenna
  Martin N5WSU is going to teach and build a 2-meter Ladder line antenna using 450 Ohm Ladder line, sometimes referred to as the “Slim Jim Antenna”… The class will be at at 2:00 p.m.  We will have enough material to go around for all. Martin will teach you on site to build your very own 2-meter ladder line Antenna.  So come and make your free Antenna !!!!!  This will be a great project for Field Day.  Come join us and bring a friend…
• 3:00 p.m.                                           Swap Meet
  Bring All of your ham stuff to Buy, Sell or Trade. We have lots of Tables in the shade for the Swap meet. No cost…. Just come Buy, Sell or Trade in the the Shade !!
• 5:30 p.m.                                            Dinner and more Fun
  Bring some side dishes to share!  Main course provided by the club.  Extra plates & plastic ware welcome. Bring your cooler with your favorite drinks, and a few more to share.
• 8:00 p.m.                                           Ice Cream for the family
  Provided by the club.  Not responsible for dripping on your clothing, or adding calories to your diet!
• 11:30 p.m.                                         Clean up of Field day
• Midnight                                             Field Day Take Down

Field Day location for SARC will be the Shaveno City Hall, on NW Military, just north of De Zavala Rd, south of loop 1604.

City of Shavano Park
900 Saddletree Court, Shavano Park, TX 78231

See map info here

Don’t forget the SARC Field Day starting this weekend. There will be a partial setup starting at 3 PM on Friday. Need several trucks @ KComm to help load equipment out of the trailer. Setup will finish starting @ 9 AM on Saturday morning.

Everyone needs to bring lawn chairs, fans, insect repellent, coolers for ice, water, sodas, snacks. This event will officially start @ noon Saturday until noon Sunday, when the teardown will start.

There will be an evening meal around 6:30 on Saturday. We will need to try and get a head count (list will be there early on)

A reminder – those of you that signed up for specific items, please don’t forget them.

Rowena, KF5JCZ

The Guadalupe Valley Amateur Radio Club will be again holding Field Day at WQ5C’s QTH on River Road. We’re planning on running a home station on emergency power, along with a temporary station, and possibly a “Get On The Air” station reserved for inactive hams. The highlight will be a KE5DFK brisket masterpiece on Saturday evening and Gary K5GST’s prize winning apple pies & cupcakes. All hams & their families are encouraged to attend.

We emphasize FUN over competition.
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